Breast Cancer Survivor Teams
United States
California
Los Angeles Pink Dragons, Los Angeles, California
First dragon boat season: 2003
Email: Diane McCabe, mccabedf@aol.com
San Diego DragonBoat Breast Cancer Team, San Diego, California
First dragon boat season: 2004
Location: San Diego Bay at the Youth Facility, Fiesta Island.
Email: Cheance Adair, adair@sandiego.edu
Orange Roughys, Orange County, California
"we're so rough
we beat cancer"
First dragon boat season: 2004
Email: Regina Savage, Resavag@aol.com
Georgia
Dragon Boat Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
First dragon boat season: 2004
Email: Beverly Booth, bb1249@bellsouth.net
New Jersey
Machestic Dragons, Mercer County, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Baru Saul, md-contacts@yahoogroups.com
Website: www.machesticdragons.org
Princeton Warriors USA, Princeton, NJ
First dragon boat season: 2002
Email: Jeanie Haas, princetondragoneer@comcast.net
Website: www.geocities.com/princetondragoneers
Lousiana
Cajun Invasion, Lafayette, LA
Louisiana's First Dragon Boat Team
www.cajuninvasion.org
New York
The Hope Chest, Buffalo, New York
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Laurie Dooley, LD1128@aol.com
Oregon
Pink Phoenix, Portland, Oregon
First dragon boat season: 1997
E-mail: Sandi Buhrmaster-Jelinski, pinkpaddlepower@aol.com
Wasabi Team Soar, Portland, Oregon
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Joan Cavanagh, jcavanagh@kelrun.com
Pennsylvania
Against The Wind, Philadelphia, PA
First dragon boat season: 2001
Email: Susan Papada, spapada@aol.com
Hope Afloat, Philadelphia, PA
First dragon boat season: 2001
Email: Liz Kozart, Membership@HopeAfloatUSA.org
Website: www.HopeAfloatUSA.org
South Carolina
Dragon Boat Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
First dragon boat season: 2003
Email: Sterling Hannah, hannahs@musc.edu
Washington
Team Survivor Northwest, Seattle, Washington
Email: Chantelle and Claude Dykstra at cdykstra@comcast.net
Canada
Alberta
Abreast of 'bridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Diane Randell, randdi@shaw.ca
Breast Friends, Edmonton, Alberta
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mails: Marlene Torgerson, baba22@shaw.ca
Sistership, Calgary, Alberta.
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Nadia Eitzen, eitzenn@telusplanet.net
British Columbia
Abreast In A Boat, Vancouver, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1996
E-mail: Chris Whalen, teamcontact@abreastinaboat.com
Website: www.abreastinaboat.com
Abreast of Life, Central Vancouver Island, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
Email: Georgia Maclean at can2@shaw.ca
Website: http://www.abreastoflifecvi.com
Angels Abreast, Nanaimo, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: angels.abreast@shaw.ca
Buoyant Buddies, Vernon, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Pat Eveleigh, pateveleigh@shaw.ca
Bustn' Loose, Kelowna, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Judy, bustnloose@hotmail.com
Website: www.bustnloose.ca
Friends Abreast, Shuswap, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Cynde Russell, zunny@telus.net
Hope Afloat Canada, Comox Valley, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2002
Website: www.hopeafloatcanada.ca
Island Breaststrokers, Victoria, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 1997
E-mail: Pat Summers, litteip@uvic.ca
Website: www.islandbreaststrokers.com
Kootenay Robusters, Trail, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Liz Stephens, kiwis@look.ca
Kootenay Rythm Dragons, Nelson, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: lej@telus.net
Website: www.krd.kics.bc.ca
Northbreast Passage, Prince George, British Columbia
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Becky Girard, bgirard@perf.bc.ca, bgirard@mackbc.com
Paddling for Life, Powell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Leslie Graham, lmg73@shaw.ca
River Spirit, Campbell River, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Sally Hennessy, sfeast@telus.net
Rainbow Warriors, Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Kris Castle, kriscastle@yahoo.com
Spirit Abreast, Chilliwack, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2002
E-mail: Debbie Garcia, garcias@telus.net
Website: www.spiritabreast.com
Survivorship, South Okanagan, British Columbia.
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Sharon DeGelder, survivorship@shaw.ca
Website: www.survivorshipteam.org
Manitoba
Chemo Savvy, Winnipeg, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Sherry Wallis, chemosavvy@mts.net
Website: www.mts.net/~chemosvy
Waves of Hope, Brandon, Manitoba
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Arlene Woods, ANCRUM@mb.sympatico.ca
and Diane Harrington, dianeh@mts.net
New Brunswick
Breasts Ahoy, Saint John, New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Breasts Ahoy, generalInfo@breastsahoy.abcn.ca
Website: breastsahoy.abcn.ca/
'tit Bateau, Southeast New Brunswick
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Karen Baird, info@titbateau.ca
Website: www.titbateau.ca
Nova Scotia
Abreast a River, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Susan Hartley, sc.hartley@ns.sympatico.ca
Bosom Buddies, a Nova Scotia provincial team
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Anne Harland, anneharland@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: www.bosombuddies.ca
Cape Breastoners, Sydney, Nova Scotia
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: Emily Smith, emilypsmith@syd.eastlink.ca
Ontario
A Breast Or Knot, Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Lyn Turner, abreastorknot@hotmail.com
Busting Out, Ottawa, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Karen Whillans, Team Captain
Bill.Whillans@nationalcapitalregionymca-ywca.ca
Chestmates, Kingston, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Suzanne Bodner, bodnersuz@primus.ca
Dragon Flies, Lindsay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003 (?)
E-mail: nancy.hanna@sympatico.ca
Dragons of Hope, Thunder Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: slecky53@hotmail.com
Dragons Abreast, Toronto, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Doreen Davenport, doreend01@aol.com
Website: www.dragonsabreast.org
Guelph Breaststrokes, Guelph, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: breaststrokes@rogers.com
Website: www.breaststrokes.org
Knot A Breast, Hamilton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Helen Shearer, whshearer@mountaincable.net
Kupsized, Stratford, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Wendy Hunter Beintema, beintema@strat.net
Pink Dragons, Belleville/Trenton, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2003 (?)
E-mail: blunosers@cogeco.ca
Rowbust, London, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Loraine Warnock, rowbust_dragonboat_racing_team@hotmail.com
Raging Dragon Breast Buddies, Chatham, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail:
Barbara Toye, Team Manager, barbaratoye@sympatico.ca
Karen Minard, Team Captain, arminard@kent.net
Survivor Thrivers, Cobourg, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Barb Blaney, blaney@nhb.com
Survivors Abreast, Peterborough, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Meredith Cosburn, Meredith.cosburn@sympatico.ca
Website: www.survivorsabreast.com
Warriors of Hope, North Bay, Ontario
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Margaret Kervin, appletreekitchens@sympatico.ca
Website: WarriorsOfHope.com
Wonder Broads, Windsor, Ontario
First dragon boat festival: 2003
E-mail: Mary Jane Finn, mjfin@mnsi.net
Quebec
Two Abreast, Montreal, Quebec
First dragon boat season: 1998
E-mail: Donna Tremblay, dtremblay@ca.inter.net
Website: www.geocities.com/colosseum/Park/9839/
Vise-à-vie, Quebec City, Quebec
(a little play on words, but means focus on life)
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: France Lemay, st-pierre.lemay.ste-foy@sympatico.ca
West Island Dragons, Montreal, Quebec
( or "Les Dragons de l'ouest-de-l'ile" )
E-mail: Fahimeh
Bananejad, fahimehb@sympatico.ca
First dragon boat season: 2003
Saskatchewan
Busting with Energy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Theresa Novicki, tnovicki@sk.sympatico.ca
Australia
Dragons Abreast Australia
Dragons Abreast Australia consists of 13 member groups. We are not
competitive teams and are founded on the principles of participation,
inclusiveness, support, promotion and awareness of breast cancer.
Website: www.dragonsabreast.com.au
Webmaster: Jan Skorich - webmaster@dragonsabreast.com.au
National Coordinator: Michelle Hanton
Australian Capital Territory and Region
Dragons Abreast - ACT & Region
First dragon boat season: 2001
New South Wales
Dragons Abreast - Sydney (Pink Passion)
First dragon boat season: 2003
Dragons Abreast - Illawarra
First dragon boat season: 2002
Dragons Abreast - Central Coast
First dragon boat season: 2001
Dragons Abreast - Newcastle & Hunter
First dragon boat season: 2000
Northern Territory
Dragons Abreast - Northern Territory
First dragon boat season: 1998
Queensland
Dragons Abreast - Queensland
First dragon boat season: 2001
South Australia
Dragons Abreast - Port Lincoln
First dragon boat season: 2004
Warriors Abreast - Adelaide
First dragon boat season: 2004
Western Australia
Dragons Abreast Amazons
First dragon boat season: 2001
Victoria
Dragons Abreast - Victoria
First dragon boat season: 2002
Dragons Abreast - Geelong
First dragon boat season: waiting for boat!
Tasmania
Dragons Abreast - Tasmania
First dragon boat season: 2003
Central Coast Sea Dragons
First dragon boat season: 2001
E-mail: leedhamb@nlc.net.au
Website: http://users.northnet.com.au/~leedhamb53/index.html
South Australia Dragons Abreast "Pink Paddlers"
First dragon boat season: 2001
Our sports team for supporters and survivors is called "SA
Vipers".
E-mail: Lynn Hill, aushill@hotmail.com
Italy
Pink Butterfly, Rome
First dragon boat season: 2004
Contact: Orlanda Cappelli
www.butterflydragonboat.com
New Zealand
Abreast of Life, Christchurch, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2000
E-mail: Elspeth McCutcheon, f.emccutchn@xtra.co.nz and culhanepetrie@hotmail.com
Boobops, Omokoroa, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 2004
E-mail: Sue Gripton, grippos@xtra.co.nz
Busting with Life, Auckland, New Zealand
First dragon boat season: 1999
E-mail: Lynne Mee, lynnemee@ihug.co.nz and Marcia Fraser, frasermi@hotmail.com
Website: www.bustingwithlife.org.nz
Poland
Amazonki, Poznan, Poland
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Elzbieta Hornung, hornung@tonet.pl
Singapore
Paddlers in the Pink
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg
Hope in a Boat
First dragon boat season: 2003
E-mail: Angelina Ong, angelina@bcf.org.sg
United Kingdom
Pool of Life
First dragon boat season: 2004
http://pooloflife.net/
Breast Cancer Support Links
Cancer in General: Organizations and Foundations
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Or call: 800.227.2345
Excellent site for all cancers; Good information on chemotherapy
drugs.
American College Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
www.plasticsurgery.org
Or call: 800.635.0635
Comprehensive information on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic
surgery procedures and physician referral lists.
American College of Radiology
www.acr.org
Or call: 800.227.5463
Mammogram search by city and state (low-cost and free listings available
in October.
Association of Online Resources
www.acor.org
Sponsors listservs on all different kinds of cancers; the mother
of internet discussion sites
CancerCare
www.cancercare.org
Or call: 800.813.4673
Provides emotional support, financial assistance and financial assistance
referrals.
Cancer.com
www.cancer.com
A general cancer center that connects those whose loved ones are
touched by cancer to credible cancer web resources.
Cancervive
www.cancervive.org
Emotional support, information and advocacy
Chemo Care
www.chemocare.com
Or call: 800.552.4366
Program of Scott Hamilton, provides up-to-date information on chemotherapy.
Chinese Cancer Hotline
Call: 888.566.6222
National hotline for Chinese cancer patients.
4ANEMIA.com
www.4anemia.com
A web site that provides comprehensive information about chemotherapy-
related anemia, a common side effect of cancer treatments.
Gilda's Club (National Hotline)
www.gildasclub.org
Or call: 888. GILDA-4-U (888.445.3248)
Information and support for all cancer patients and their famiies
to meet; also offers free classes.
Hospice (National)
www.nho.org
Or call: 800.331.1620
Provides comfort and support to patients and their families when
a life-limiting illness no longer responds to treatments.
Inflammatory BC Research Foundation
www.ibcsresearch.org
Or call: 877.786.7422
The ibc Research Foundation's mission is for inflammatory breast
cancer research and public awareness of ibc and its symptoms.
The Foundation has three email lists.
- email list for educational and/or emotional online support
- email list for inflammatory breast cancer advocates who brainstorm
how to get word out about this disease
- email list for Children of Mothers with inflammatory breast cancer
for educational and/or emotional support.
Lesbian Survivors
Call: 800.350.5170
Mautner Project for Lesbians
www.mautnerproject.org
Or call: 202.332.5536
Provides services to lesbians with cancer (and to their partners),
advocating for benefits, volunteer services, transportation to and
from treatment, legal assistance, support groups, library.
National Cancer Institute
www.nci.nih.gov
Totally redone this is a great site for all cancers. Information
is given at three levels of complexitiy. It also links to the clinical
trial registry.
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
www.canceradvocacy.org
Empowers survivors and advocates for policy issues that affect their
quality of life.
National Lymphedema Network
www.lymphnet.org
Or call: 800.541.3259
Education, referrals, and guidance for lymphedema patients.
National Breast Cancer Coalition
www.natlbcc.org
Or call: 800.622.2838
Eradicate breast cancer trough action and advocacy.
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
www.nci.hih.gov
Or call: 800.422.6237
Government institute for cancer, student referral for basic information
on cancer; offers patient PDQ information on specific types of cancer.
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
www.ovarian.org
Or call: 800.OVARIAN (800.682.7436)
Raises awareness on ovarian cancer and education, and action about
ovarian cancer.
National Society of Geneic Counselors
www.nsgc.org
Or call: 610.872.7608
Provides a networkof professional communications involving all types
of human genetics.
Oncolink
www.oncolink.com
Or call: 215.349.5445
Treatment options, clinical trial information, resources.
Susan G. Komen Foundation
www.komen.org
Or call: 800.462.9273
"Helpline" with trained volunteers, funds research and
other cancer related programs (AVON Walk, Race for the Cure).
Women's Healthcare Education Network
Or call: 800.991.8877
Specialty items like wigs, maternity and nursing products, compression
therapy products, prostheses, etc.
General Breast Cancer Information
Breast Cancer Answers Project
www.canceranswers.org
Provides clinical trial informaiton online and supports patients.
Cancer and Careers
www.cancerandcareers.org
Or call: 212.685.5955 ext. 15
Resource information & community for working women with cancer.
Also has information and message boards for employers and co-workers/family/caregivers.
Casting For Recovery (CFR)
www.castingforrecovery.org
Or call: 802.362.9181
The mission of Casting For Recovery (CFR) is to provide fly-fishing
retreats specifically tailored for women who have or have had breast
cancer.
Department of Defense Decision Guide
www.pslgroup.com
An interactive guide through the decisions a newly diagnosed woman
needs to make.
Gillette's Cancer Connection
www.gillettecancerconnect.org
Emotional support for women with breast cancer
If You've Thought About Breast Cancer by Rose Kushner
www.rkbcac.org
Rose Kushner started the Women's -- now the Rose Kushner Breast
Cancer Advisory Center -- after she discovered her own breast cancer
in 1974. This edition of her booklet "If You've Thought About
Breast Cancer..." is the eighth in the series started in 1979.
John W. Nick Foundation, Inc.
www.johnwnickfoundation.org
Or call: 866.222.4441
Male breast cancer awareness; educates the public that men are at
risk too.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
www.lbbc.org
Or call: 888.753.5222
Oriented to survivors, conferences, special events, outreach programs,
message boards.
National Action Plan on Breast Cancer
www.napbc.org
Or call: 800.994-WOMAN (800. 994-966626)
The National Action Plan is a public private partnership which sprung
out of the demands of advocates.
National Association of Breast Cancer Organizations
Or call: 888.80-NABCO (888.806.2226)
www.nabco.org
Content from NABCO News, clinical trials and resources.
Producthealth
www.producthealth.com
Or call: 866.4-INDUCT (866.446.3828)
Ductal Lavage, the company that commercialized procedure.
Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
www.komen.org
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Award and Research Grant
Program supports innovative breast cancer research and a variety
of meritorious awards.
The Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center for Women with Cancer
http://cancerresources.mednet.ucla.edu
The Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center is a special place designed
to help women and theirfamilies face the challenges brought about
by cancer and its treatments.
Y ME
www.y-me.org
National support organization. The sponsors of a hotline in Spanish
and English.
Breast Cancer Advocacy: National
DIEP Reconstruction
www.diepflap.com
Or call: 504.894.2900
Site of developer of one type of reconstruction.
Faces of Hope
www.facesofhope.org
Or call: 716.872.5679
Faces of Hope is a nationally recognized not-for-profit educational
breast cancer program that focuses on the importance of early detection
and prevention. The program features a portable photo exhibit of
breast cancer survivors.
Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer
www.mothersdaughters.org
Or call: 410.778.1982
MSDBC is a national nonprofit organization co-founded by a mother
and her daughter. The support services provided by this organization
are designed to help mothers who have daughters battling breast
cancer.
National Breast Cancer Coalition
www.natlbcc.org
Or call: 202.296.7477
The national advocacy group (Susan Love is one of the founders)
responsible for increasing breast cancer funding to 900 million
dollars. Good source of advocacy opportunities.
Sister's Network
www.sistersnetworkinc.org
Or call: 713.781.0255 ext. 303
Sisters Network is the first nationwide African-American breastcancer
survivors organization targeting African-American Women.
Vital Options
http://www.vitaloptions.org
Vital Options is a not-for-profit organization using communications
technology to reach every person touched by cancer. The Group Room
dissolves the barriers of time and distance. It allows people from
all walks of life, and in any physical condition to meet, talk,
exchange information, and speak in a unified voice about the cancer
experience.
WinABC
www.winabc.org
Or call: 866.2-WINABC (866.294.6222)
Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer.
Support Groups
ENCOREplus
www.ymca.org
Or call: 800.95-EPLUS (800.953-7587)
Program of the YWCA of the U.S.A. peer-group support and exercise
program for women over 50 in need of early cancer detection information
and screening.
fertileHOPE
www.fertilhope.org
Or call: 888.994.4673
Helping cancer patients faced with infertility, research, education,
financial assistance, and support groups.
Gilda's Cllub (National Hotline)
www.gildasclub.org
Or call: 888. GILDA-4-U (888.445.3248)
Information and support for all cancer patients and their famiies
to meet; also offers free classes.
Hormone Foundation
www.hormone.org
Or call: 800.467.6663
Public education programs and information on hormone-related issues
such as menopause, puberty, osteoporosis, breast cancer, etc.
KidsCope
www.kidscope.org
Or call: 404.892.1437
Helps families and children understand the effects of cancer on
a parent using educational material.
KidsKonnected
www.kidsconnected.org
Or call: 800.899.2866
A support hotline for kids who ave a parent with cancer.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
www.lbbc.org
Or call: 888.753.5222
A site oriented to survivors with news about conferences, special
events, outreach programs, message boards.
Mothers Supporting Daughters with Breast Cancer
www.mothersdaughters.org
Or call: 410.778.1982
Helps women whose daughters have breast cancer.
National Lymphedema Network
www.lymphnet.org
Or call: 800.541.3259
Support group that gives information referrals.
Pregnancy With Cancer
www.pregnantwithcancer.org
Or call: 800.743.6724 ext. 308
Network of surviving women that were pregnant with cancer.
Sisters Network National Headquarters
www.sisternetworkinc.org
Or call:713.781.0255
African-American breast cancer survivors' organization.
Strength For Caring
www.strengthforcaring.com
An education and support website for cancer caregivers (including
non-professionals) who will provide care for loved ones with cancer.
Support Group for Lesbians with Cancer
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, New
York City
Call: 212.620.7310
Young Survival Coalition
www.youngsurvival.org
Or call: 212.577.6529
YSC is a group of survivors bringing people together to further
issues surrounding breast cancer in young women.
Clinical Trials
Center Watch: Clinical Trials ListingService
www.centerwatch.com
Or call: 617.856.5900
Lists all kinds of trials not just breast cancer
National Breast and Bowel Project
www.nsabp.pitt.edu
The group responsible formost of the breast cancer clinical trials
including the Tamoxifen prevention trial, STAR trial and lumpectomy
and radiation trial.
NCI Cancer Trials
cancertrials.nci.nih.gov
Orf call: 800.4-CANCER (800.422.6237)
Listing of all cancer clinical trials
Menopause
North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
Or call: 440.442.7550
The award-winning Web Site of the North American Menopause Society
(NAMS) provides accurate, unbiased answers.
Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)
www4.od.nih.gov/orwh
The Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), NIH, providing
scientific information on menopausal hormone therapy, including
updating information from the Scientific Workshop: Menopausal Hormone
Therapy held October 23-24, 2002 which reviewed the results from
the discontinued arm of the Women's Health Initiative clinical trial.
Powersurge
www.power-surge.com
One of the first and the best source of information for menopausal
women.
Social Services
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Or call: 800.227.2345
Reach to Recovery (volunteer visitation program), Circle of Life
(targets Native American women).
AIRLIFELINE
877.AIR-LIFE (877.247-5433)
Free nationwide service that flies patients to treatment centers
nationwide.
Angel Flight America
www.angelflightamerica.org
Or call: 877.621.7177
Provides air transportation to patients with special needs.
Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
www.avoncrusade.com
Avon Crusade (online support groups),local Avon race information.
BreastCancer.org
www.breastcancer.org
News and events, health information.
Corporate Angel Network
www.corpangelnetwork.org
Or call: 914.328.1313
Free air transportation for cancer patients.
Eldercare Locator
www.eldercare.gov
Or call: 800.677.1116
Finds local services for senior citizens.
Look Good...Feel Better
www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org
Or call: 800.395.5665
Program to help women manage changes in their appearance resulting
from cancer treatment.
Locks of Love
www.locksoflove.com
Or call: 888.896.1588
Referral for air donations, provides hair pieces to financially
disadvantaged children.
Senior Information (65+ years of age)
AARP
www.aarp.org
Or call:
* 800.734.7968 AARP Credit Card Services
* 800.322.2282 AARP Investment Program
* 800.424.3410 AARP Legal Services Network
Medicare Information
www.medicare.gov
Or call: 800.633.4227
Federal insurance program.
Eldercare Locator
www.eldercare.gov
Or call: 800.677.1116
Finds local services for senior citizens.
Social Security Administration (SSA)
www.ssa.gov
Or call: 800.772.1213
Provides monthly income for the elderly and disabled.
Young People Information (under 40 years of age)
Living Beyond Breast Cancer
www.lbbc.org
Or call: 888.753.5222
Scheduled conferences specifically for young survivors. Call to
get information.
Pregnancy With Cancer
www.pregnantwithcancer.org
Or call: 800.743.6724 ext. 308
Network of surviving women who had cancer while pregnant.
Young Survival Coalition
www.youngsurvival.org
Or call: 212.577.6529
Group of survivors bringing people together to further issues surrounding
breast cancer in young women.